Manto (2015 film)

[2] It was directed by Khoosat himself, produced by Babar Javed, and written by Shahid Nadeem, whose screenplay was adapted from Manto's short stories,[3] particularly "Thanda Gosht", "Madari", "License", "Hatak" and "Peshawar Se Lahore".

[8] The TV series on the life of the writer entitled Main Manto with the same cast and production, initially made in 2012, was aired in December 2015.

The story is about a 20th-century writer, Manto (played by Sarmad Khoosat), who grew up in the showbiz industry of Bombay (now Mumbai) and Lahore.

It focuses on the last seven years of the writer's life, during which he wrote some of his most controversial stories, such as "Thanda Gosht", "Toba Tek Singh", "License", "Upar, Neechay aur Darmiyan" and "Peshawar Se Lahore".

[11] The soundtrack, including background score, sound mixing, editing and original songs, was composed by Jamal Rahman of True Brew Records.

[21] Blasting News' Adnan Murad stated, "With an interestingly intricate premise, 'Manto' depicts the life of an accomplished writer of the subcontinent.